19881117051049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Pikeville, KY · November 17, 1988

Date
November 17, 1988 · 19:45 local
Place
Pikeville, KY
Airport
Pike County-Halcher Field Arp
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2840Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89LA039
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
225 total175 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran out of fuel near destination at night. Crash landed in a swamp. Aircraft had nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR DESTINATION AT NIGHT. CRASH LANDED IN A SWAMP. AIRCRAFT HAD NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.